Toy



Nov. 16, 1943'. F, H. RICHTER TOY Filed April 2, 1943 Fran/i f1. Richfer BY v A U vs Patented Nov. 16, 1943 '1 UNITED STATES! PATENT oF-F'IcEFrank Richter, Cincinnati, Ohio Application April 2, 1943, Serial: No..481,570

Claims. (01. e-119) a This invention relates. to a toy figure and isparticularly disclosed here in connection with a doll in which the: headmay be actuated, at a point remote from the head, to simulate bothnodding and shaking of the head.

An object of the inventionis to provide a toy .figure of this. kind inwhich the movements described are effected by av means simple inconstruction. and in operation. 7

Another object. is the. provision of such a device in. which the noddingand turning of the head may be accomplished simultaneously to achieve a,droll: eiiect.

Another object is to provide a figure of this kind in which the headand. bodyparts are movably' connected as described and in which theconnection means are simpleand sturdy to withstand the rough usage towhich devices of this character arenormally subjected-.

These. and other objects are attained by the. means described herein":and illustrated in the accompanying; drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional viewthrough one form, ofdoll-oi the present invention, the arm and leg portions gbeing showm' Ingreater-detail and with. reference. to the drawing, the device seen inFig... 1-. may comprise a hollow body 8 haying-an open neck portion 9Within which a washer Hl'may be anchored; A hollow head II is formedwith a base opening l2 adapted toreceive an upper connecting unit l3.This unit is preferably formed of light resilient metal or plasticmaterial and comprises a base 20, a pair of oppositely disposed,upwardly divergent arms l4 and I5, and two pairs of parallel, spaced,downwardly projecting lugs I 6-l 1 and l8-l9, respectively. Thedivergent arms l4 and I5 may each have a small tongue 2| struckoutwardly therefrom, which tongues are adapted to bite into the interiorsurface of adapted to: preclude upward displacement of the head.

'The washer Ill positioned in the top of the body 8, is adapted torotatably' support a lower connecting unit 22. This unit may. comprise abase 23 formed with a central aperture 24. The unit 22 is formed toprovide a pair of oppositely disposed channels 24 and 25 adapted toslightly engage the Washer l0. Above the channel .25 the unit 22 isformed into a flange 26;; the upper end of which is turned to provideajournalZl. The unit 22 above the channel 2.4, is: formed to provide astop member 28.

i The. flange 26 is adapted to be positioned at the front of the body 8of the doll andis furthermnre adapted to be received between the lugsI'Gand ll of the upper connecting unit l3.

A pin- 29 extends through the lugs l6 and LT and the. journal. 21whereby the head of the: doll is pivotall-y connected. to the bodyforhinged movementin' a vertical. plane. That is to say, thisconnectionprovides for nodding of the head.

i action is achieved by means ofa rod 30 having its upper end pivotallyconnected as at 3L to a shaft 32 extending between the lugs 18a and I9of the upper connectingunit l3. Therod extends downwardly through theaperture I 24 oflthe lower connectingsunit, into the hollow the head IIwhen the latter is positioned upon 5 the resilient arms [4 and I5, saidtongues being body of the doll with the-lower end of .the rod projectingoutwardly of the bottom of the body, through asuita-ble opening, suchasthe anchored washer 33 (Fig. 1). The lower end of the rod 33 -2133bebent rearwardly as at 34 for ready manipulation of, the rod. Withinthebody, a sprin'gf35 havingone 'endsecured to the rod andthe oppositeend tothe body portion of the body,. as at 36, urges the rod.downwardly.

. When so urged, that isto say, in the normal position of the head. Il,. the latter is held in a level position with the rear corner portionof the lugs, l&--l9 in contact against the stop member 28.. as seen inFig.' 1. When the rod 30 is pushedupwardly repeatedly. the head iscaused to mod When the rod, instead of being 'moved lengthwise is turnedupon its longitudinal axis,

the head is similarly turned by virtue of the connection seen at 3i,Fig. 2. At this time the channels 24 and 25 slide on the washer ID toprovide for such movement, that is, shaking of the head.

It is apparent that the head may be moved in 'both ways simultaneouslyfor achieving a droll efiect. In Fig. 3 a slightly modified form of thedevice is seen. Here the dolls head 31 is formed with an integral neck38 which preferably flares at the lower end. The upper connecting unit,in

this instance is formed with a pair of resilient arms 39 adapted toengage the outer surface of the neck, on opposite sides thereof, thestructure The smaller chamber 44 may be provided with a suitable liner45 and an elongated sleeve member 46 extends through said liner with theupper 7 end of the sleeve projecting into the opening 4| of the head.The sleeve is anchored in position relative to the liner by means of aspring finger 41 secured within said sleeve'and having its lower end,asat 48, projecting beneath the lower end of the liner 45.

A rod 49 extends upwardly through the lower end ofthe sleeve 45 and hasits upper end formed into a'rack 50. This rack engages a pinion 5|non-rotatably mounted within the head opening 41, on a shaft 52extending through the sides of the lower head or neck portions of thedoll and also through-the upper end portion of the sleeve 46. The shaft52 is of squared cross-section so that the head. 40 is not movablerelative to the shaft.

V The'lower end of the rod 49 is provided with means for moving therodlengthwise, for which purpose aplate 53 may be secured adjacent thelower end of the rod. An expansion spring 54 normally urges the plate 53and consequently the rod,'upwardly. When it is desired to cause thedolls head to nod, the plate 53 is depressed, at which time the rack 50,operating on the pinion 5|, causes the'head' to nod. The spring 54returns the rod 49 and the'head 40 to the positions seen in Fig. 4.

In order to provide for lateral pivotal movement of the head 40, that isfor achieving a simulation of shaking of the head, the rod 49 which,

as will be seen, is of angular cross-section, passes through the closedlower end 55 of the sleeve 46, in tight fitting relationship therewith,so that when the rod is turned, the sleeve is similarly rotated ,on, itslongitudinal axis and, since the head is connected tothe upper end ofthe sleeve, the head is similarly turned. A pair of small lugs Fig. 5,on the inner face of the sleeve 46, are disposed one on each side of therod 49 to preclude disalignment of the latter during vertical movement.I

Variations will suggest themselves upon considerationoi the .meansherein disclosed, but these are believed to be comprised within thespirit and scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A toy figure comprising a body, an independent head, means connectingthe head with the body and providing for both vertical and lateralpivotal movement of the head, a rod positioned in the body forlengthwise movement therein and also for movement about the longitudinalaxis of the rod, said rod having one end connected with the head, andmeans for turning the rod on its longitudinal axis to effect turning ofthe head and .for actuating the rod lengthwise to effect nodding of thehead.

2. A toy figure comprising a body, an independent head, a head-supportmember mounted rotatably in and projecting above the body, meanspivotally connecting the head to the projecting portion of said member,and a rod in the body and associated with the head for pivotally movingthe latter upon vertical movement of the rod to simulate nodding of thehead, said rod being non-rotatably connected with said head-supportwhereby rotation of the rod results inrotation of the head-support toeffect simulation of shaking of the head.

3. A toy figure comprising a body, a head, a head-support member mountedrotatably in and projecting above thebody, a shaft passing nonrotatablythrough the head and pivotally mounted at the top of said head-supportmember, a pinion fixed to said shaft, and'a rod mounted in said body forvertical longitudinal movement therein and having at the top a rackcooperating with said pinion to eflect nodding action'of the head uponmovement of the rod, the latter being associated non-rotatably with saidhead-support member whereby upon rotation'of the rod said member iscaused similarly to rotate for achieving a' simulation of shaking of thehead.

4. A toy figure comprising a body, an independent head, means connectingthe head'with the body and providing for both vertical and lateralpivoting movement of the head, a rod positioned in the body forlengthwise movement therein, and alsofor rotation about the longitudinal'axis of the rod, said rod having one end connected with the head,whereby, upon turning of the rod the head is similarly turned, and uponlengthwise actuation of the rod, the head is pivotally moved in thevertical plane to simulate nodding.

5. A toy figure comprising a body, an independent' head means connectingthe head with the body and providing for both vertical and lateralpivotal movement of the head, a'rod positioned in the body forlengthwise movement therein and also for rotation about'the-longitudinalaxis of the rod, said rod having one endconnected with the head forvertical pivotal movement only, and means at the opposite end of the rodfor turning it on its longitudinal axis to efiect turning of the headand for actuating the rod lengthwise to effect nodding of the head.

H. RICHTER.

